It is very safe to say I am a “Busy bee” to the extreme, even on the weekends!
This weekend was our Presidential Scholars Luncheon at Georgian Court where accepted and incoming students came and were honored for their achievements in their high school careers up until now. We had over 100 girls and their familes come check out our campus, our bookstore, attend information sessions, and they even got the chance to join us for lunch and have their photos taken with Sister Rosemary Jefferies, the President of Georgian Court University.
Then. after the luncheon, several of my friends and I went to the historic Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ to check out my friends in The Non Exisent Year play for the Break contest Fianls. The Break Contest is huge for unsigned bands in NJ to earn a spot on the Bamboozle Festival and earn the exposure many of them have been working so hard to gain. Needless to say, TNEY owned the stage, and earned a spot on the Festival. (Yay)!
Sunday was a huge day for 39 girls in the class of 2011 because it was our Phi Eta Sigma honors induction. We held it in the Dorothy Marrion University Chapel, and our parents were able to come out and support us. In order to get into Phi Eta Sigma, the candidates must have had a 3.5 gpa their first semster as a freshmen, or 3.5 overall at the end of their freshmen year. You have to pay a 50 dollar one time fee, and once you do, you are in it for life.
I was thrilled becasue my mom, sister, and God-parents all came up and we just enjoyed the day, and went out to eat afterwards. When I got back, it was back to reality, and the hw that I needed to complete.
With only three weeks left in the semester, it is now crunch time as papers, projects, and finals all need to be competed in a timely fashion.
Krystal
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Happy Easter everyone!!!
Let me start off by saying I hope everyone has a good Easter Sunday, and remembers the RE AL reason why we celebrate this great day! It is not about the Easter bunny, or the fact that Spring is really underway, but rather it is the celebration of what Jesus did on the Cross for everyone around the world!
Needless to say, I am indeed home now, and my Easter break has been quite fun so far. Yesterday, I got to see some of my friends that I had not seen in awhile as we all got together in the city to celebrate my friend Edith’s 19th birthday! Even though there were some of her friends outside of our CMCA clique that I had not met before, it was great to be in good company, and to even remember some of the great times we had during our high school years. Plus, it was a time I needed to laugh, and what better way then to head to the movies with your friends-and a funny movie at that!
Then, today at work, we had a “Half Easter Party” because we had a lot of kids M.I.A.due to the holiday weekend, and the icky, yucky, rainy weather outside. My group only had 7 kids, but since today I took on one of my other co-workers kids, we had 8 total. We the staff, were also given some insight into what is happening with the summer program, and so far there are some big, and positive changes ahead of us.
And of course, what really made my day nice was the fact that I got a really sweet, and awesome ”Thank you” voicemail from the lead singer of the band The Non Existent Year, for the article I wrote on them for our school paper, The Lion’s Tale.
Although break ends on Tuesday, I am going back with some great memories, and a refreshed outlook to end off the semester with a bang!
Until next time,
Krystal-Ashley is out!
As I sit here writing on this beautiful March afternoon, a few things are running through my mind:
* My 2 exams that I have coming up this week
*My excitement about having another campus overnight this week
*And the fact that my college experience is half way done. With two years done, these next two years are probably going to fly by quick as well.
I remember coming in as a freshmen with the excitement and fear that most first time college students experience when they walk through the doors of their universities. My first day was exciting, and horrifying as it was the first real time I had been away away from my family.
Flashback to now as I’m sitting here not as a quiet, shy 18 year old, but as a more confident, “I can do anything” 20 year old.
Don’t get me wrong, I was no slacker in high school, and I’m surely no slacker now, but it is safe to say college will make you more independent, and will change your outlook on many things, and open your eyes to new experiences. Being in college, more specifically Georgian Court, i have been blessed with the opportunities to go to Poetry readings, plan events, write for my school paper, give tours to incoming students who may be experiencing the same fears i was. There is more, bit I’m afraid if I continue, we may be here all day=).
What I am trying to say here then, is life is full of so many surprises, and in college those surprises become evident. I never would have seen myself being away, and traveling as much as I do now. Maybe it’s the city girl in me, who knows?
Life is interesting, and college is an experience without a doubt.
Till next time, Krystal M. is out!
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